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Florida Air Academy
1950 S. Academy Drive, Melbourne, FL 32901 - View a map of this school Map tel: 877 422 2338
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Florida Air Academy is Florida's largest boarding school and home of the country's premier student leadership program. Florida Air Academy offers boarding and day enrollment for young men and women grades 6-12. With a strong academic profile enhanced by exciting electives. The academy challenges its students to succeed and to grow in character and leadership skills. Located on the central east coast of Florida, Florida Air Academy is easily accessible by car via I-95 and by airplane to the Melbourne airport and the Orlando airport 45 miles away. The school offers many advanced placement courses in addition to offering popular clubs and activities while still providing small classes and low teacher-student ratio..."


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Florida Air Academy Boarding School Avg.
Overview:
School Focus College-Prep Military College Preparatory
Grades Offered 6-12 9-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students Yes Yes
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1961 1900
Campus Size 15 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 360 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 20% 18%
Percent International Students 20% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 70% 72%
Average SAT Score 1550 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1250 - 1850 -
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Formal Formal
Average Class Size 15 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 10 14
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 50% 60%
Summer Program Offered Yes Yes
     
Finances    
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $30,000 $38,500
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $10,000 $21,950
Percent Students on Financial Aid 20% 31%
Average Financial Aid Grant $ 3,000 $ 17,000
Merit Scholarships Offered No No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required No Yes
Average Percentile SSAT 1550% -
Acceptance Rate 80% 60%
Director of Admissions Mr. Todd Deregnaucourt
Tiffany Malcolm
Associate Director of Admissions Tiffany Malcolm
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 12 13

Interscholastic Sports

BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryDrill Team
FootballGolf
SoccerSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
VolleyballWinter Track
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 6 23
  Extracurriculars
 
DanceEquestrian
Martial ArtsNewspaper
SkateboardingSurfing
School Notes:
  • Strong academics to include advanced placement and honors courses
  • Exciting electives such as computer programming, digital and computer arts, fine arts, drum & bugle corps
  • 100% college acceptance
  • Low teacher-student ratio (1:12) with small classes
  • Teacher help sessions and mandatory study halls
  • Strong SAT scores
  • Flight training
  • Scuba training and certification
  • Champion sports teams
  • Student clubs to include model rocketry, surfing, skatebaording, gaming, and Civil Air Patrol
  • Character development
  • Academic summer school
  • Summer leadership camp
  • Uniforms and text books included in price
  • LD types supported: Dyslexia
  • School accreditations: Southern Association of Colleges, Florida Council of Indendent Schools
  • Profile last updated: 10/30/2008
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